Demon Island (2002)

User Rating:

2.1/10   

Directors:

David Hillenbrand
Scott Hillenbrand

Writers:

David Hillenbrand (writer)
Scott Hillenbrand (writer)

Release Date:

14 June 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

A Weekend To Dismember.

Plot:

Teens trapped on an island are haunted by a demon hidden inside...a pinata. |

Plot Keywords:

Island | Demon | Blood | Midget | Slasher

Cast

Nicholas Brendon	...	Kyle
Jaime Pressly	...	Tina
Eugene Byrd	...	Doug
Casey Fallo	...	Monica (as Kasey Fallo)
Nate Richert	...	Jake
Garrett Wang	...	Paul
Lara Wickes	...	Lisa (as Lara Boyd Rhodes)
Ed Gale	...	Piñata
Julia Mendoza	...	Carmen
Aeryk Egan	...	Larry
Daphne Duplaix	...	Julie
Robert Tena	...	Bob
Tressa DiFiglia	...	Connie (as Tressa di Figlia)
Syante Villa	...	Shaman
Manny Twofeathers	...	Piñata Maker
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Narrator (voice) (as Joaquim DeAlmeida)
Scott Hillenbrand	...	Detective 1 (as Scott Brandon)
David Hillenbrand	...	Detective 2
John Portela	...	Campus Police
Masa Takayanaki	...	Campus Police
RaMona Fleetwood	...	Paramedic
Simon Parra	...	Farmer
Akima Castaneda	...	Father / Pallbearer (as Akima 'Rick' Castaneda)
Maria Avila	...	Mother
Serena Castaneda	...	Daughter
Christopher Martinez	...	Son
Derek Martinez	...	Dead Boy
Adriana Payan	...	Grieving Mother
Rueben Aguirre	...	Grieving Father / Pallbearer
Griselda Flores	...	Grandmother
Jessica Espinosa	...	Little Girl
Stan Malicay	...	Pallbearer
Hector Pacheco	...	Pallbearer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wayne Eric	...	Villager
Timothy Leary	...	Jonas the Chemist

Directed by
David Hillenbrand
Scott Hillenbrand

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Hillenbrand		writer
Scott Hillenbrand		writer

Produced by
Nicholas Brendon	....	associate producer
Reid Burns	....	associate producer
Sanford Hampton	....	co-producer
David Hillenbrand	....	producer
Scott Hillenbrand	....	producer
Albert Miniaci	....	executive producer
Lance Matthew Olsen	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Hillenbrand		(as David Berrel)

Cinematography by
Philip D. Schwartz

Film Editing by
Guy W. Cearley

Casting by
Aaron Griffith

Production Design by
Jack Cloud

Set Decoration by
Inger Christiansen

Makeup Department
RaMona Fleetwood	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Nicholas Brendon	....	production manager
Reid Burns	....	production manager
Loretta M. Elliott	....	unit production manager (as Loretta Elliott)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
R. Scott Loughran	....	second second assistant director
Cara McCastlain	....	second assistant director
Lynnette M. Myers	....	first assistant director (as Lynnette)

Art Department
Wesley Collier	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Mike Boden	....	sound re-recording mixer
Marti D. Humphrey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Nancy Nugent	....	dialogue editor
Andy Peach	....	sound recordist
Bill Reinhardt	....	production sound
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Ron Salaises	....	sound designer
Ron Salaises	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Charles Chiodo	....	creature effects
Edward Chiodo	....	creature effects
Stephen Chiodo	....	creature effects
Paul Kemp	....	general manager: creature fabrication & makeup effects
Sandro Moro	....	special effects technician
Frank L. Pope	....	special effects technician
Andrew Shuford	....	special effects assistant
Bryan Smith	....	special effects makeup
Jor Van Kline	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Reid Burns	....	visual effects supervisor
Kirk Cadrette	....	visual effects supervisor
Jeff Matakovich	....	visual effects supervisor
Andrew Orloff	....	visual effects supervisor
David J. Smith	....	lead character animator

Stunts
Lisa Dempsey	....	stunt double
Thomas M. Ficke	....	stunt coordinator (as Tom Ficke)
Michael Owen	....	stunt double (as Mike Owen)
Lisa Walcott	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Adelson	....	camera operator
Stephane Cojot-Goldberg	....	first assistant camera
Lister Coleman	....	electrician
Kim Cousins	....	assistant camera
David Darwin	....	best boy electric
Peter Enneking	....	electrician
Matt Horochowski	....	best boy grip (as Matthew Horochowski)
Ama MacDonald	....	electrician
Terence McNally	....	electrician
Frank Olah	....	electrician
Sean Peacock	....	electrician
Philip D. Schwartz	....	camera operator
Walter Stewart	....	gaffer
Keith O. Wilson	....	grip
Jason Young	....	electrician

Transportation Department
Lance Cherniet	....	transportation captain
Marc Lyons	....	driver
Jeff Murray	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Loretta M. Elliott	....	production accountant (as Loretta Elliott)
Thomas M. Ficke	....	action director
RaMona Fleetwood	....	production coordinator
Rick Hicks	....	marine coordinator
John Portela	....	production coordinator
James Bradford Sivils	....	script supervisor

Distributors

• First Look International
• Pand Co. Ltd. (2003) (Japan) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies

Also Known As:

Piñata (USA) (working title)
Piñata: Survival Island (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/gore, language, some sexual content and drug use.

Runtime:

USA:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Singapore:M18 | USA:R

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Scott Hillenbrand]one of the two detectives at the end.

Goofs:

Continuity: As the girl is dragged on her stomach into the tent (feet first) by the creature, it grabs her by her neck/shoulder area and her head is up in this side view. Cut to a close up front view of her face and her head is down on the ground.

Quotes:

Lisa: Monica, I need to pee.
Monica: Just hold it in.
Lisa: I have been waiting for over an hour.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Game Box 1.0 (2004)

Soundtrack:

Cherry Missile

Stunningly Awful

I don't understand why this movie isn't on the Worst 100 list. I've seen 7 movies on that list, and this one is worse than any of those. If I gave a 10th grade class an assignment to create special effects and they turned in the ones in this movie, I might feel sorry enough for them to give them a D. I hope they didn't pay the special effects team more than $500. Not only are they embarrassing poor, the animated figure doesn't look like the costumed figured used in the close ups.

Meanwhile the acting is so stiff that one is left wondering if the final footage came from the 2nd or 3rd reading of the script. Or if the script was simply being written an hour before the filming.

If you are looking for a silly horror movie to watch with a group of friends for laughs, this is a very good candidate. On that scale, I would give it an 8.